Is Francesca a boy or girl name?
Francesca is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 975 girls and 0 boys were named Francesca, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 34,370 US babies named Francesca were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #314
- Babies named Francesca since 1895
- 34,370
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 975 babies
Boys and girls named Francesca, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 42 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 168 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 171 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 108 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 297 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 986 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,377 | 100% |
| 1970s | 6 | 2,250 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 27 | 4,094 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 0 | 6,910 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 7,019 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,874 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,028 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 975 | #314 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 822 | #374 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 811 | #387 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 742 | #424 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 678 | #455 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 641 | #489 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 674 | #467 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 740 | #430 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 767 | #425 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 744 | #429 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 753 | #425 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 721 | #422 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 635 | #483 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 594 | #498 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 605 | #494 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 666 | #466 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 646 | #488 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 680 | #472 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 747 | #423 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 714 | #432 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 711 | #426 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 715 | #420 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 716 | #408 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 723 | #402 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 701 | #405 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 755 | #380 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 755 | #375 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 770 | #359 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 786 | #353 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 725 | #361 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 709 | #365 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 635 | #397 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 683 | #377 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 562 | #451 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 530 | #460 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,825 | 458 | #510 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,690 | 600 | #401 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 569 | #399 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 605 | #383 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,038 | 408 | #497 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,152 | 353 | #541 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 302 | #591 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 278 | #642 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 269 | #659 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 252 | #688 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,588 | 287 | #615 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 273 | #619 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 264 | #633 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 231 | #663 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 194 | #741 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 230 | #662 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 211 | #704 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 200 | #717 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 193 | #759 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 167 | #824 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 155 | #828 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 166 | #776 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 147 | #826 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 141 | #841 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,010 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 147 | #858 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 128 | #936 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 130 | #932 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 118 | #997 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 138 | #894 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 154 | #825 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 126 | #917 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,051 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 143 | #827 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 107 | #957 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 96 | #995 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 97 | #969 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,023 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,369 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,611 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,125 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,376 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,383 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,486 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,844 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,440 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,918 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,144 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,124 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,915 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,150 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,897 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,805 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,312 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,476 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,749 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,081 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,906 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,231 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,799 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,543 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,606 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,025 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,417 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,450 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,791 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,419 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,350 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,772 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,584 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,142 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,672 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,980 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,236 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,459 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,378 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,267 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,846 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,831 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,053 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,234 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,705 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,472 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,469 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,371 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,436 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,346 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Francesca reached #5,152 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #314 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Francesca
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.